http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/kasey-edwards/ Kasey Edwards is the author of two books: Thirty Something and Over It and Thirty Something and the Clock is Ticking.  She has recently acquired a husband and a daughter. Her poodle is unimpressed. http://www.kaseyedwards.com en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/mothers-day-ignore-anything-she-said-before-giving-birth/ In the pantheon of lame annual days of celebration, Mother’s Day is right alongside Father’s Day, Festivus, Talk Like a Pirate Day, and Love Day (which was made famous by The Simpsons).  Let’s face it, if it weren’t for the marketing departments of Hallmark, the Chrysanthemum Growers Association, Breville and whoever puts together Human Nature’s Mother’s Day albums, Mother’s Day would never have gotten off the ground. That is my firm an unwavering view. Or, it was my firm and unwavering view up until I became a mother. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Kasey Edwards) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/mothers-day-ignore-anything-she-said-before-giving-birth/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/mothers-day-ignore-anything-she-said-before-giving-birth/#item5725 Thu, 05 May 2011 19:40:22 +0000 Kasey Edwards | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-pass-your-body-issues-onto-your-kids/ I’m a fat girl. On my wedding day I remember feeling that our special day would have been perfect, if only I was a couple of kilograms lighter. I berate myself daily for the piece of chocolate I ate or the steps I didn’t climb. Guilt and shame are my constant companions. The strange thing is, I’m not overweight. Never have been. But this small fact hasn’t stopped me feeling fat at every stage of my life. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Kasey Edwards) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-pass-your-body-issues-onto-your-kids/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/dont-pass-your-body-issues-onto-your-kids/#item5528 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:45:25 +0000 Kasey Edwards | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/families-have-dined-out-on-the-public-long-enough/ If the internet is to be believed — and I see no good reason why we shouldn’t believe everything we read on the internet — Facebook has become essential to staging a revolution. As the Web 2.0 (or are we up to 3.0?) commentators keep telling us, if you’re planning on toppling a dictatorial regime, then best first spruce up your Facebook profile. But we in the West who already inhabit the sunny uplands of democracy haven’t been slouches when it comes to using Facebook to effect large scale social change. A case in point: I recently came across a Facebook group set up to fight the good fight against noisy children in restaurants. I hadn’t previously noticed this scourge, but apparently restaurants across the nation have been overrun by parents. Even worse, these parents, many of whom would have you believe are responsible and upstanding members of society, have been thoughtlessly taking their children along with them. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Kasey Edwards) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/families-have-dined-out-on-the-public-long-enough/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/families-have-dined-out-on-the-public-long-enough/#item5299 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:45:43 +0000 Kasey Edwards | Author bios | The Punch